WO2017111556A1 - 디바이스를 제어하는 방법 및 장치 - Google Patents

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WO2017111556A1
WO2017111556A1 PCT/KR2016/015236 KR2016015236W WO2017111556A1 WO 2017111556 A1 WO2017111556 A1 WO 2017111556A1 KR 2016015236 W KR2016015236 W KR 2016015236W WO 2017111556 A1 WO2017111556 A1 WO 2017111556A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a device.
  • the Internet is evolving from a human-centered network in which humans create and consume information, and an Internet of Things (IoT) network that exchanges and processes information among distributed components such as things.
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • IoE Internet of Everything
  • IoT In order to implement the IoT, technical elements such as sensing technology, wired / wireless communication and network infrastructure, service interface technology, and security technology are required, and recently, a sensor network for connection between things, a machine to machine communication , M2M) and MTC (Machine Type Communication) technologies are being studied.
  • M2M machine to machine communication
  • MTC Machine Type Communication
  • an intelligent IT (Internet Technology) service may be provided that collects and analyzes data generated from connected objects to create new value in human life. IoT can be applied to the fields of smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, smart grid, health care, smart home appliance, advanced medical service through convergence and complex of existing IT technology and various industries. have.
  • devices including IoT functions are increasing for the implementation of smart homes.
  • IoT devices or intelligent devices equipped with wired / wireless communication functions and processors are increasing in order to implement an IoT-based context-aware smart home.
  • it utilizes various device control settings.
  • users need much time and effort for interworking between devices and custom control settings for initial device control settings to control the home devices.
  • the difficulty of initializing a user for such a customized device control may act as a deterrent to the spread and spread of smart homes.
  • the user in controlling the indoor devices, the user generally shows the same or similar usage pattern according to the user's disposition and preference.
  • a specific user may set the screen mode of the TV to the movie mode, increase the volume of the Bluetooth speaker connected to the TV, and configure a home environment similar to that seen in a movie theater.
  • a similar or repeated usage pattern can be shown to control the premises device, such as turning off or darkening the surrounding lighting device, closing windows and curtains, and the like.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for analyzing a usage pattern of a user's devices to customize or automatically control the devices.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling a device based on control state information of an external device and control state information of the device.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for generating a control rule of a device based on control state information of an external device and control state information of the corresponding device.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for generating control status information.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for obtaining user information included in control state information.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control status information.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and a management apparatus for controlling devices according to a control rule of a device based on control state information of the devices.
  • a method of controlling the first device in a first device includes: receiving control state information of the second device from a second device; Acquiring a control signal for the first device; Selecting one of at least one stored control rule based on at least one of the received control state information and the obtained control signal; And executing a control operation on the first device based on the selected control rule.
  • a first device may include: a communication unit configured to receive control state information about the second device from a second device, and to obtain a control signal for the first device; A storage unit for storing at least one control rule; And select one of the stored at least one control rule based on at least one of the received control state information and the obtained control signal, and perform a control operation on the first device based on the selected control rule. It may include a control unit.
  • a method of controlling a device by a control rule management apparatus includes: receiving control state information about at least one device; Selecting one of at least one control rule stored in the control rule management device based on the received control state information; And transmitting control operation change information to at least one device determined to perform a control operation based on the selected control rule.
  • a device may include: a communication unit configured to transmit control state information about the device to a control rule management device, and to receive control operation change information about the device from the control rule management device; A controller configured to change a control operation on the device based on the received control operation change information; And a storage unit for storing the changed control operation.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic concept of an inter-device control operation, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an operation of a device according to an inter-device control operation according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a device for an inter-device control operation according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a control rule generation process illustrating an operation of generating, by a device, a control rule according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a corresponding device acquires user information when a user indirectly controls a device using an external control device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an example in which a corresponding device acquires user information when a user indirectly controls the device using a personal external control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 7A to 7D are diagrams illustrating an embodiment in which a corresponding device obtains user information when a user directly controls the corresponding device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating two cases in which a device broadcasts its control state information in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a device control scheme by a control rule management apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the present disclosure generates a control rule for a device by recognizing a specific use pattern of the user when a user controls devices with a specific use pattern, and generates a control rule for a device when a condition that satisfies the control rule occurs. Accordingly, the control operation for the user control input to the device is changed or the device is automatically controlled without user intervention.
  • a user A may turn off or dim the lights, turn on the curtains, turn up the volume of the speaker, and set the air conditioner to air conditioner when watching a horror movie in the home.
  • Prefer home devices and device settings to watch, and specific user B, in the home lights up or brightens when watching horror movies, walks through curtains, sets speaker volume to normal size, and watches movies on TV
  • the user may learn the corresponding usage patterns that are characteristic of each user. Create control rules to automatically customize or automatically control the devices and devices based on those control rules. Can.
  • “device” may be implemented in various forms as an object to which the IoT technology may be applied.
  • it may be implemented in the form of an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a facility device such as a lighting facility, or a furniture such as a curtain or a desk.
  • control state information is information indicating in what state an arbitrary device is operating.
  • control state information may be in the form of "mode information" for changing at least one or more control states, but is not limited thereto.
  • control status information may include device information and device control information.
  • the control state information may additionally include control count information and user information in addition to the device information and the device control information.
  • a “control rule” means a rule for performing a specific control operation or changing a control state for a device when a specific control condition is satisfied for a device.
  • control condition means a state or element that must be satisfied or equipped to perform a series of control operations or change a control state in a device.
  • the control condition may be classified into an internal control condition, which is a control condition according to a change of a control state of the device itself, and an external control condition, which is a control condition based on control state information or sensed information received from an external device.
  • the control rule may include at least one control condition and at least one control operation or control state change, but is not limited thereto.
  • control signal refers to a signal sent to control the operation or state of a device.
  • the “control signal” can be generated through user input through a hardware or software implemented button of a device or an input module such as a touch screen or a motion (gesture) sensor. It may be generated through an input tool such as a touch screen or a motion sensor or a button implemented in hardware or software included in a remote controller, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a wearable, an accessory, etc., which may be used for controlling, but is not limited thereto.
  • control rule management device refers to receiving control state information of devices to generate a control rule, and transmitting a control signal so that any device performs a control operation or changes a control state according to the control rule.
  • the control rule management device may be a server or a repeater or a network electronic device such as a gateway, a router, a hub, and an electronic device (TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, washing machine, temperature controller, etc.) having the same network function as the gateway, router, hub, and the like. ), But is not limited thereto.
  • the control rule may have a predetermined pattern, and may be similarly or repeatedly performed by exchanging control state information between devices or collecting control state information of devices through at least one control rule management device. It may be generated through the analysis of the temporal or spatial association of the control state information of the devices and the corresponding control frequency.
  • the control rule may be distributed and stored in the respective devices, and may be stored in at least one specific control rule management device, but is not limited thereto.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic concept of an inter-device control operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the device is illustrated as being limited to a TV and a Bluetooth speaker, but this is for convenience of description and the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • step 111 assuming that the user controls the setting of the TV 102 to the movie mode in order to watch a movie, the TV 102 transmits its control status information to an external device. Transmitting control status information to the Bluetooth speaker 101 including device information that is information that can be used to identify the TV 102 in the device, control type information that is information about the type of controlled operation, and control operation information. to be.
  • step 113 when the user performs a control input such as pressing a button for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker 101 through the remote control, the control signal for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker 101 from the remote control is accordingly received.
  • the Bluetooth speaker 101 stores control rules for performing any specific control operation under any specific control condition by the Bluetooth speaker 101 itself.
  • the Bluetooth speaker 101 may select one of pre-stored control rules based on at least one of control state information received from the TV 102 and control signals received from the remote controller.
  • the Bluetooth speaker 101 is shown as selecting a second control rule. That is, the Bluetooth speaker 101 confirms that the control state information of the TV 102 included in the control state information received from the TV 102 matches the control condition stored in the control rule, and controls the control operation corresponding to the control condition. Do this.
  • the control operation is the maximum volume controllable in the Bluetooth speaker 101 is 20 in the volume display unit, and the control operation for the control signal for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker 101 is based on the previously set volume. It is assumed that the control unit size is performed to increase by 5.
  • the Bluetooth speaker 101 performs a control operation corresponding to the selected control rule. That is, according to the control operation included in the selected control rule, the volume can be increased up to 20 in the volume display unit in the Bluetooth speaker 101, and the control signal for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker 101 received from the remote controller is increased.
  • the volume may be increased by 5 to increase by 5 in the existing volume control unit.
  • each of the devices exchanges the control state information between the devices, generates a control rule and stores it in each device, and then receives the control state information from the external device.
  • selecting one of at least one control rule stored in the device based on the control state information and the control signal, and performing a control operation on the device according to the selected control rule.
  • the control rules may be stored individually in each device, or may be stored only in at least one control rule management device, but is not limited thereto.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a device according to an inter-device control operation according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the control state of the second device 102 is changed by the user or the like.
  • the user may set the TV to the movie mode as an example.
  • the second device 102 transmits control state information about the changed control state to the first device 101.
  • the control state information may include information for notifying that the screen mode of the TV is changed to the movie mode.
  • the first device 101 may be assumed to be a Bluetooth speaker.
  • a control signal for the first device 101 is input.
  • a control signal for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker by one as the volume control unit size may be obtained through a remote controller or a button input of a user.
  • the first device 101 may select one of pre-stored control rules based on at least one of the control state information and the control signal.
  • the Bluetooth speaker confirms that the device information and the device control information (control type and control operation information) of the TV included in the control status information received from the TV match the control conditions stored in the control rule. Select the corresponding control action.
  • the control operation may be such that the maximum value of the volume is 20 in the volume display unit and increases by 5 in the volume control unit.
  • the first device 101 performs control on the first device 101 according to the selected control rule.
  • the volume of the Bluetooth speaker starts with the volume set at the time when the Bluetooth speaker was last used, and the volume is 1 by the volume control unit from the user.
  • the control operation may be changed and performed to increase the actual volume by 5 in the volume control unit.
  • the Bluetooth speaker may broadcast its control status information including the result of the operation of operation 209. For example, it broadcasts its control status information to inform external devices that its current speaker volume is 10 in the volume display unit.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a device for an inter-device control operation according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • a device may include a controller 301, a communication unit 303, an output unit 305, and a storage unit 307.
  • the device may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 3, and the device may be implemented by fewer components than the components shown in FIG. 3.
  • the controller 301 controls the device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and in particular, may generate control state information including the control state of the corresponding device.
  • the controller 301 manages the control history of the device and / or other devices in order to generate a control rule, and stores the control history in the storage unit 307.
  • the controller 301 may select a control rule based on at least one of control state information received from another device and a control signal input to the corresponding device, and control the device according to the selected control rule.
  • the communication unit 303 may perform message transmission and reception with other external devices. Control state information of the corresponding device or control state information of another device is transmitted and received through the communication unit 303.
  • the communication unit 303 for transmitting and receiving the message may further include a wired communication module (not shown) and a wireless communication module (not shown).
  • the wired communication module (not shown) and the wireless communication module (not shown) may perform wired communication and wireless communication, respectively.
  • the wireless communication method may include a short range communication method and a mobile communication method.
  • the communication unit 303 may be a general cellular communication such as 3G, 4G, LTE-A, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WLAN, BLE, near field communication (NFC), Zigbee communication. (Zigbee), Zigwave (Zigwave), RFID, infrared (IrDA) or a wireless communication method including LTE D2D, etc. may be used, the communication method is not particularly limited to wireless.
  • the output unit 305 outputs the result of device control by the control unit 301. However, depending on the type of the device, the output unit 305 may be omitted.
  • the storage unit 307 is configured to control the controller based on the control history of the external device and the device based on the control state information of the external device and the control signal for the device used in the present disclosure under the control of the controller.
  • the control rules created according to the database can be stored.
  • control state information generated by devices in embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail.
  • control state information including information about a control state of a device is shown in Table 1 below.
  • control state information may include device information and device control information.
  • the device information and the device control information in the control state information may be essential information.
  • the control state information may further include control count information and user information, but is not limited thereto.
  • control state information may typically be transmitted to notify an external device of the change in the control state when a change in the control state occurs in the corresponding device. That is, when a specific event occurs in the device, it may be transmitted to inform the corresponding event.
  • control state information may be transmitted according to a predetermined period even when there is no change in the control state or occurrence of a specific event according to the setting of the device, but is not limited thereto.
  • “device information” may be information used to identify a device, and may include device type information and unique identifier (UID) information of the device.
  • the device type information of the TV 102 may be 'TV'
  • the device's unique identifier (UID) information may be vendor-defined by a manufacturer such as “SUHD-132”. specific) can be a string consisting of a unique combination of letters, symbols, and numbers.
  • the device may be used as a device model name (Model Name), the device serial number (Serial Number), etc. If the information can be used for identifying the device, it is not limited to the above-described example.
  • the device type is a TV
  • the ID of the device may be described in the form of a string composed of a unique combination of letters, symbols, and numbers, such as “SUHD-132”.
  • device control information is information describing a control operation performed in a device.
  • the device control information may include control type information for describing a type or function of a controlled control operation and control operation information for describing a state or setting value changed as a result of the control operation, but is not limited thereto. Does not.
  • the control type may be a control for the “screen mode”
  • the control state may be the “movie mode”.
  • control count information means information on a device related to performing a control operation of a specific device.
  • control count information may mean the total number of all devices associated with a control condition for performing a control operation.
  • the control count information is '0' when controlled by the control signal, and the control count information is '1' when controlled by the control rule selected based on the control state information received from the external device. It may be expressed as, but is not limited to such.
  • the control count is set to “0”, which may be because the user directly controls the corresponding device.
  • the control count may be displayed when a control rule is selected based on control state information received from another device and a control operation is performed according to the selected control rule, but is not limited thereto.
  • the Bluetooth speaker receives control state information of the TV, selects a control rule based on the control state information of the TV, and controls a control operation of the Bluetooth speaker according to the selected control rule. This was done.
  • the control count is a value of "1".
  • another device that receives the control state information of the Bluetooth speaker, eg
  • the computer selects a control rule based on the control state information of the Bluetooth speaker and accordingly performs a control operation on the Bluetooth speaker
  • the control count is included in the control state information to be broadcast again by the computer.
  • the value of can be expressed as "2".
  • the control count of each device is sequentially controlled by the control state information of the previous device.
  • the value may be implemented in a form of increasing by one.
  • the control count may be the number of previous devices related to the control operation of the current device.
  • the “control count” may be referred to as a “hop count”.
  • the control count and the hop count may be used interchangeably in the same sense, but are not limited thereto.
  • user information means information for identifying a user who has transmitted or input a control signal to a device.
  • user information may include biometric information of a user (fingerprint, iris, cornea, finger vein, electroencephalogram (EGE), electrocardiogram (ECG), face, voice pattern, etc.), or information about a device used by the user (device ID, A device unique identifier (UID), a device serial number, etc. may be used, but is not limited thereto.
  • the information about the device used by the user may be, for example, unique identifier (UID) information of a personal portable device such as a smartphone or a smart watch used by the user.
  • UID unique identifier
  • Table 1 it can be seen that the user information is described together with the fingerprint of the user Kim and the ID of the corresponding device, but is not limited thereto.
  • the user information is obtained depending on whether the user directly controls the device or indirectly by using an external control device such as a remote controller, and whether the external control device is public or private, or whether only the user uses the device.
  • the method may vary, but is not limited thereto. This will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.
  • each of the devices may database a control history of an external device and a control history of the corresponding device, generate a control rule for controlling the device from the database, and database the control rule.
  • a database managed by the curtain control device for automatically controlling the curtain will be described.
  • Table 2 below is an embodiment of a database of the external device control history managed by the curtain control device.
  • the curtain control apparatus may store the control state information received from the external device as a database as described above.
  • the curtain control device is configured at 09:00 am based on the control state information received from the speaker having the device unique identifier (UID) information of “SC / 10A”.
  • the volume of the speaker (SC / 10A) was controlled to “10” in the volume display unit.
  • the control count is “0” and the user information may be stored in the database in the form of “Kim's fingerprint information”.
  • the lighting (Silla_12) at 10:00 AM based on the control state information received from the light with the device unique identifier (UID) information is "Silla_12".
  • the power is turned on (ON), the control count is "0”, the user information can be stored in the database, "Moon iris information” information.
  • the screen of the TV (Samsung_2341) at 1:00 pm based on the control status information received from the TV with the device Unique Identifier (UID) information (Samsung_2341).
  • control count is "0" and the user information may be stored in the database of the curtain control device in the form of "Kim fingerprint information”.
  • the control history of the external device may be implemented as one database based on the time sequence of receiving control status information for all devices as in the example of Table 2, or may be separately databased and managed for each device. It is not limited to this.
  • control time information of the device stored in the control history may be expressed as a time when the correct control state information is obtained, such as 1:00 PM, or clustered a specific time zone in the morning and afternoon. It may be labeled as evening, dawn, or simply the order in which events occurred, but is not limited thereto.
  • Table 3 below is an example in which the curtain control device has a database of control histories.
  • the curtain is opened by the user Moon at 08:00 am based on the iris information of the moon, and the fingerprint information of Kim, the user information, is 1:05 pm.
  • the control history of the curtain that the curtain is closed by the user Kim may be stored in the database.
  • the control may be stored in a database based on the temporal order in which the control took place.
  • the control history of the external device and the control history of the device may be configured as a separate database, and the control history of the external device and the control history of the device may be configured as a single integrated database. It is not limited thereto.
  • control time information of the device stored in the control history of the device may be obtained by obtaining the correct control state information as shown in Table 2, such as 1:00 pm. It may be displayed, clustered a specific time zone may be labeled as morning, afternoon, evening, dawn, or the like, and may simply be displayed in the order in which events occurred, but is not limited thereto.
  • Table 4 below is an embodiment in which the curtain control apparatus generates a database and generates a control rule for the curtain based on the ⁇ Table 2> and ⁇ Table 3>.
  • the control rule may be generated according to a temporal correlation between the control history of the external device and the control history of the device, or may be generated according to the spatial correlation. Further, in some embodiments, when the difference between the time that the control history of the external device occurs and the time when the control history of the device occurs within a certain threshold value, the control history of the external device as a control condition, the history of the device One control rule may be created, which is a self control rule.
  • ⁇ Table 2> when the control status information of the screen mode is changed to "Film mode" is received from the TV with the device unique identifier (UID) information "Samsung_2341", the time is “1PM 1:”. 00 ”and when the time when the curtain opening / closing control is changed to the“ closed ”state in the curtain control device is“ 1:05 PM ”, as shown in ⁇ Table 3>, the control time information reception time and the device control time of the external device are shown. When the difference is within 10 minutes, which is a threshold for generating the control rule, the control rule may be generated based on the control history of the corresponding external device and the control history of the device.
  • UID device unique identifier
  • the curtain control apparatus may generate a control rule as shown in Table 4 by analyzing the control history of the external device of Table 2 and the device control history of Table 3.
  • the control rule referring to Table 4, in the curtain control device, the control state that the screen mode of the TV whose Unique Identifier (UID) information is “Samsung_2341” is set to the movie mode.
  • Receiving information may be a control condition for the control rule, and when the control condition is satisfied, performing the control operation with the curtain “closed” may be generated as the control rule.
  • control condition for the control rule may be an internal control condition that is a control condition according to a change of a control state of the device itself, and an external control that is a control condition based on control state information or sensed information received from an external device. Can be classified as conditions.
  • control condition may include a plurality of internal or external control conditions, and the control operation may include, but is not limited to, a plurality of control operations for the device.
  • control rule may include control frequency information, which is information on the number of times that the same control occurs, as shown in Table 4. For example, when receiving the control state information that the screen mode of the TV having the unique identifier (UID) information "Samsung_2341" is set to the movie mode, the control operation is performed with the curtain "closed" When the control on the control rule is repeated 11 times, the control frequency information on the control rule may be stored in the control rule as shown in “11”. In addition, according to some embodiments, the control frequency information may be used as information for determining whether to activate a corresponding control rule.
  • control frequency information is information on the number of times that the same control occurs, as shown in Table 4.
  • control rule may be activated and used only when the control frequency is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, or after the control rule is activated, it may actually be used for control of the device as a control rule. For example, when the same control frequency as the stored control rule is 5 or more times, it may be used by activating the control rule, but is not limited thereto.
  • control rule may be changed by changing a control operation included in the control rule according to the control frequency with respect to the control frequency.
  • a control rule for increasing the volume of the Bluetooth speaker by 5 to the volume control unit size has been described.
  • the control operation may be set to increase by more than the volume instead of increasing the volume by 5 as the volume control unit size.
  • Tables 5 and 6 show some embodiments in which specific details of the control operation are determined according to the number of executions of the control rule, that is, the value of the control frequency.
  • the control operation of the volume is "Min (20, Prev. + 5)", but when the control frequency is 50 or more in the ⁇ Table 6>, the volume control is performed.
  • the status is “Min (20, Prev. + 10)”.
  • the existing volume control the maximum volume, is 20 in the volume display unit. If the volume does not exceed 20 in the volume display unit, the existing volume level is set.
  • the control operation may be changed to adjust the volume by 5 in the volume control unit at 10 and control the volume by 10 when the control frequency exceeds 50.
  • each device may database a control history for the external device from the control state information received from the external device, and display the control history of the corresponding device.
  • the control rules can be generated from the database and from the operations performed between the repeated devices.
  • the flowchart of the device operation according to the description of Tables 2 to 4 may be configured as shown in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a control rule generation process illustrating an operation of generating, by a device, a control rule according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the first device 101 may receive control state information of the second device 102.
  • the first device 101 may acquire a control signal of the first device 101.
  • the first device 101 may change the control state of the first device 101 according to the obtained control signal.
  • the first device 101 may store or update the control history of the first device 101 and / or the control history of the second device 102.
  • the first device 101 may broadcast its control state information.
  • the first device 101 determines whether there is a control operation between devices performed together within a predetermined time, based on the control history of the first device 101 and the control history of the second device 102. It may be determined whether or not, and based on the determination result, a control rule may be generated.
  • the second device 102 For reference, although only one second device 102 is illustrated in FIG. 4, this is for convenience of description, and since the second device 102 represents an external device, a plurality of second devices 102 may be configured. In addition, although steps 401 and 403 are sequentially displayed, the order may be changed, but is not limited thereto. Therefore, when the control signal for the first device 101 is obtained or when the control state information is received from the second device 102 which is an external device, the first device 101 is connected to the first device 101 or the second device ( The control history for 102 may be stored and updated.
  • the following example assumes an operation after the curtain control device receives the control status information from the TV.
  • Table 7 below shows some embodiments of control state information received by the curtain control device from the TV. This may correspond to the operation of step 203 of FIG. 2.
  • the TV (Samsung_2341) is set to the movie mode by Kim, and may be determined based on control state information received from the TV.
  • the curtain control apparatus receiving the control state information of Table 7 checks whether there is a control rule corresponding to the control state information of the TV among the pre-stored control rules, and if there is a corresponding control rule, the control You can select a rule. This may correspond to the operation of step 207 of FIG. 2.
  • Table 8 is a diagram for describing a process of selecting a control rule among at least one control rule by inspecting a control rule corresponding to the table 7 in the curtain control apparatus.
  • the curtain control apparatus may determine a device of a TV having device unique identifier (UID) information of "Samsung_2341" which is a control rule corresponding to ⁇ Table 7>.
  • the control operation of closing the curtain may be performed according to a rule of performing the control operation of closing the curtain.
  • the curtain control device that has performed the control of the curtain may update the control history of the curtain, based on the changed control state of the curtain.
  • Table 9 below is an embodiment of updating the control history of the curtain.
  • the control history of closing the curtain around “1:05 pm” may be stored in a database as the control history of the curtain control device.
  • the user of this control operation can be identified as Kim through the user information “Kim's fingerprint information”.
  • the control count information may be updated to "1" and displayed.
  • the reason why the control count information is updated to "1" for the corresponding control history is that the control of the current curtain is not a direct control by the user Kim, but a control received from an external device TV. This is because the control operation of the curtain is performed based on the state information.
  • the curtain control apparatus that performs the control of the curtain according to the ⁇ Table 8> may update the control rule of the curtain according to the ⁇ Table 8> as the control state of the curtain is changed.
  • Table 4 described above is an embodiment of updating the control rules of the curtain of Table 8.
  • the changed items in Table 4 are the items of “control frequency”. That is, in Table 8, the control frequency information is “10”, but in Table 4, the control frequency value may be updated to “11” which is increased by one. This may be due to the control operation of the curtain according to the control rule of Table 8 as described above.
  • the curtain control apparatus performs the control of the curtain according to the above ⁇ Table 8>, it is possible to generate new control state information and transmit the generated control state information to other external devices in the form of broadcasting. have. This may correspond to the operation of step 211 of FIG. 2.
  • the terminal may broadcast only its own control state information, and in addition to its own control state information, the terminal may broadcast the control state information of the previous external device that causes the control to the external device ( broadcasting). This is explained in Tables 11 and 12 below.
  • Table 10 below is an embodiment of control state information broadcast by the curtain control device when a control operation is performed according to a control rule.
  • control state information may be configured to include only control state information regarding the corresponding device.
  • Table 11 below is an embodiment of control state information broadcast by the curtain control device when a control operation is performed according to a control rule.
  • control state information includes control state information of the curtain control device, which is control state information about the device, and control state information of the TV, which is control state information of a previous external device that caused the control. It may be configured in the form.
  • the manner in which the user performs control of the device may be largely a direct control method and an indirect control method.
  • the direct control method may be a method in which the user directly controls the corresponding device without another external control device such as a remote controller such as pressing a hardware or software button of the corresponding device.
  • the indirect control method may be a method of indirectly controlling the corresponding device by using an external control device such as a remote controller.
  • the external control device may include a common external control device such as a remote controller that can be used in common, and a personal external control device such as a smart watch, a smart phone, and a mobile terminal, but is not limited thereto.
  • the following describes how a device obtains user information in indirect and direct control.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a corresponding device acquires user information when a user indirectly controls a device using an external control device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 assumes a situation in which the air conditioner 503 is controlled using the common control remote controller 501.
  • the remote controller 501 may transmit a control signal for controlling the air conditioner 503 to the air conditioner 503.
  • a control signal for setting the desired temperature to 18 ° C and controlling the operation mode to the clean mode may be transmitted from the remote controller 501 to the air conditioner 503.
  • the air conditioner 503 may transmit a message requesting user information to the remote controller 501 to obtain user information inputted with the control signal.
  • a screen in the form of a window for receiving user information may be displayed on the remote controller 501, but the form of the screen for receiving user information is not limited thereto.
  • the air conditioner 503 transmits a message, “Who are you 1. Sibling dad 2.
  • 501 shows a situation in which the message is shown to the user in the form of a window.
  • the remote controller 501 receiving the user information may transmit the received user information to the air conditioner 503.
  • the user information “number” is input to the remote controller 501, and an example of transmitting the input user information “number” to the air conditioner 503 is illustrated.
  • the air conditioner 503 may broadcast its control state information including user information.
  • control state information of the air conditioner 503, that is, “18 ° C./clean mode” is broadcasted.
  • the user information "number” is not included in the control status information, as described above, the user information "number” may also be included in the control status information.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a corresponding device obtains user information when a user indirectly controls the device using a personal external control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 assumes a situation in which the TV 603 is controlled using the smart watch 601 which is a wearable device.
  • the smart watch 601 may transmit user information while transmitting a control signal for controlling the TV 603.
  • the user information includes device information for identifying a device such as Unique Identifier (UID) information of the smart watch 601, a device serial number, and the like, and fingerprint, iris, face recognition, and voice pattern information of the user. It may include at least one of biometric information such as.
  • the TV 603 may broadcast control state information including the user information.
  • UID Unique Identifier
  • 7A to 7D are diagrams for describing an embodiment in which a corresponding device obtains user information when a user directly controls the corresponding device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • 7A to 7D are one view 700 but are divided for convenience.
  • the user directly controls the air conditioner 701 to control the desired temperature to 18 ° C. and the operation mode to the clean mode, and the air conditioner 701 controls user information of the external devices 702, 703, and 704. It shows an example of obtaining. Specifically, it will be described below with reference to the drawings.
  • the user can directly control the air conditioner 701.
  • the user directly controls the air conditioner 701 to control the desired temperature to 18 ° C, the operation mode to the clean mode.
  • External devices around the air conditioner 701 may be, for example, a smartphone 702, a smart watch 703, and a TV 704.
  • the air conditioner 701 may broadcast a user information request message requesting user information to surrounding external devices 702, 703, and 704.
  • peripheral external devices 702, 703, and 704 may transmit user information that can be provided by the corresponding external device to the air conditioner 701.
  • the smartphone 702 may transmit the user information of the corresponding smartphone 702 to the air conditioner 701, and the smart watch 703 may also provide the user information “younghee” to the air conditioner. 701 may transmit.
  • the TV 704 may transmit, to the air conditioner 701, "Miyoung" which is information of a user who currently controls himself.
  • the air conditioner 701 may generate / update the control status information to provide its control status information. Thereafter, the generated / updated control state information can be transmitted to the external devices 702, 703, and 704.
  • the user information included in the control state information of the air conditioner 701 may include all of the information “number of numbers, yeong-hee, mi-young” received from the external devices in the control state. That is, the control state information generated by the air conditioner 701 before the air conditioner 701 receives the user information of the external devices 702, 703, and 704 may include “18 ° C./clean mode”.
  • the control state information updated by the air conditioner 701 includes “18 ° C./clean mode / number, number, Young-hee, Mi-young”. This updated control status information may be sent to external devices 702, 703, 704.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating two cases in which a device broadcasts its control state information in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8A illustrates a case in which the corresponding control state information is broadcast when the device is controlled by the user's control signal input.
  • the first device 101 receives a control signal by a user in step 811
  • the first device 101 performs a control operation on the first device 101 based on the control signal in step 813, and the first device 101.
  • the control state information of 101 may be updated, and the updated control state information may be broadcast to external devices in step 815.
  • FIG. 8A only the second device 102 is illustrated for convenience of the external device.
  • FIG. 8B illustrates control state information when the device is controlled according to a control rule based on the control state information received from the second device 102 which is an external device. It shows a case of broadcasting (broadcasting).
  • the first device 101 may receive control state information of the second device 102 from the second device 102, and in advance corresponding to the received control state information in operation 823. If there is a stored control rule, the control rule may be selected and the first device 101 may be controlled according to the selected control rule.
  • the control state information may be updated to reflect the result of controlling and controlling the first device 101.
  • the updated control state information of the first device 101 may be broadcast to external devices.
  • each device individually generates and stores a control rule and, upon receiving control state information from an external device, selects a control rule on its own and performs control.
  • the control rule management device may be a server or a repeater or a network electronic device such as a gateway, a router, a hub, and the same network as the gateway, a router, a hub, and the like. It may be an electronic device equipped with a function (TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, washing machine, temperature controller, etc.), but is not limited thereto.
  • a function TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, washing machine, temperature controller, etc.
  • the gateway when the entity is a gateway, the gateway may be installed at a place of a home, an office, etc. where the devices are installed to control the devices. In some embodiments, if the entity is a server, the server may not be installed in a home, office, etc., where the devices are installed. That is, the server may be managed by a service provider, and the server and the devices may be connected through wired or wireless communication including cellular communication, LAN, and the like. A modified embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a device control scheme by a control rule management apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the first device 901 may be a gateway or a server.
  • the gateway or server may be collectively referred to as a “control rule management device”.
  • the configuration of the control rule management apparatus may be implemented in the same or similar to the configuration of the device 300 described in FIG. Meanwhile, as an example for description, it is assumed that the second device 902 is a TV and the third device 903 is a Bluetooth speaker, but this is for convenience of description and the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the second device 902 may transmit control state information reflecting the changed control state to the first device 901.
  • the screen mode of the TV is changed to the movie mode.
  • the third device 903 may transmit control state information reflecting the changed control state to the first device 901.
  • the power of the Bluetooth speaker is turned on (on).
  • the first device 901 may be transmitted to the implemented first device 901 or may be transmitted to the first device 901 implemented in the form of a server via a base station.
  • the first device 901 may select a control rule based on at least one of control state information received from the second device 902 and the second device 902 among prestored control rules.
  • a control rule for increasing the volume of the speaker by 5 as the volume control unit size is selected.
  • the first device 901 may generate and store control rules in advance as described above. That is, the first device 901 may receive control state information from other devices, analyze the received control state information, and generate and store a control rule. Since the process of generating the control rule by the first device 901 is as described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • control operation change information means information for changing a control operation performed on a control signal for a device.
  • control operation change information means information for changing a control operation performed on a control signal for a device.
  • the control device when the control signal for increasing the volume is acquired from the remote controller, the control device changes the volume control unit size by 1, but receives the control operation change information from the first device 901.
  • the control operation may be changed in such a manner that the volume is increased by up to 20 as the display unit size of the volume and by 5 as the control unit size of the volume.
  • the control operation change information may include control type information which is information for determining the type of control operation to be changed and control operation information which is information about the changed control operation, but is not limited thereto.
  • control type information which is information for determining the type of control operation to be changed
  • control operation information which is information about the changed control operation, but is not limited thereto.
  • the third device 903 performs a control operation according to the received control rule.
  • the third device 903 transmits control state information reflecting the result of the control operation to the first device 901 again.
  • the case in which the control state information is not received from the external device for a predetermined time may be used as a control condition of the control rule.
  • a control rule may be set to automatically turn on the lighting from 20 o'clock to 22:00. Failure to receive control status information from an external device for a predetermined time may mean that the house is likely to be empty on the day. Accordingly, for the purpose of security and security, the interior lighting may be automatically turned on for a certain time, or may be turned off when the interior lighting is turned on to save power, but is not limited thereto.
  • control operation included in the control rule is not limited to the control operation of one device, but may be implemented to control the plurality of devices in a group.
  • control state information is sequentially transmitted in the order of “TV ⁇ Bluetooth speaker ⁇ curtain”, and it is determined whether the device corresponds to a control rule.
  • the control state information of the TV includes the control command of the Bluetooth speaker and the control command for the curtain together. It may be implemented to collectively control the Bluetooth speaker and the curtain.
  • a plurality of homogeneous devices may be collectively controlled by a control rule related to specific control state information. For example, when the air conditioner is turned on, when a rule exists for changing all windows in the home to the closed state, all windows of the same type can be collectively controlled by a control rule, and the same device Is not limited to this.
  • Certain aspects of the present disclosure described above may also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium.
  • the apparatus and method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may be realized in the form of hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software.
  • the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented by a computer or a portable terminal including a control unit and a memory, wherein the memory is suitable for storing a program or programs including instructions for implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be appreciated that this is an example of a machine-readable storage medium.
  • the present disclosure includes a program comprising code for implementing the apparatus or method described in any claim herein and a machine-readable storage medium storing such a program.
  • a program may be transferred electronically through any medium, such as a communication signal transmitted via a wired or wireless connection, and the present disclosure includes equivalents thereof as appropriate.
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